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A Little of This; A Little of That

This Really Irks Me ~ Venting!

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Revvell
on 01-03-2010 at 01:25 PM (1630 Views)
Things don't really irk me much and once I write this out, it'll be GONE! DONE! I don't dwell anymore like I use to because life is SO grand and wonder-filled that I just don't have time for it so, gonna put it out here and let it go!

(What I'm doing here is showing you how to live a stress-free life! So many would let something like this go on and on in their heads for DAYS! ... and be binging while doing it. lol)

Anyway, I put out my blog from yesterday on a few sites I'm on and received some truly great responses. Thank you! :)

Today, I received a response from one person saying she was "shocked" at the price of my program! (What?? It's too low? heh!) Well, I have to say, I'm shocked that she is shocked! (How's that for a comeback? )

Since reading that, I've looked at it in various ways (this is good for you to do if you are planning programs yourself).

First, let's start with my training. I began researching health and healing about 34 years ago. I spent 16 years in "formal" training which cost me literally thousands of dollars. I've got books, dvds, cds (again, investments of THOUSANDS of dollars) and articles (o.k., basically free except for the paper I printed them out on and the ink to print) which I've studied.

For 34 years I've used myself as the guinea pig in healing asthma, allergies, infections, depression, injuries, excess weight and more caused by various things including food choices, societal imprints, emotions and unawareness/consciousness.

I've got knowledge I've gained through my own study as well as knowledge gained from other people and their study. I've got understanding from my own healings plus the hundreds of students and clients I've worked with. I've got wisdom from just staying alive for 60 plus years and the ongoing healing and health I'm experiencing.

So, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. The price of "Tap Into Your Ideal Weight". Pretty much the price people charge for their trainings/coachings/teleclasses/webinars, etc. is arbitrary. If you ask them, I'm guessing they probably can't tell you how they came up with their price.

Recently I paid $1995 for a program that was supposed to help me be a better marketer. I was sorely disappointed. The first few sessions were quite good. After she got past the "100% guarantee" part of the program (if you didn't feel you were receiving your money's worth by a certain time, you could receive your money back) the program went down-hill. It was sad. The first hour of the final 90 minutes of the program, she might just as well have been off the call. She even admitted she wasn't present mentally. The final half hour of that 90 minute session she spent upselling her next program. The "bonus" hour we received she spent ~ yes, upselling her next program.

I don't DO that! The whole time, I am present; I am available, everyone interacts with me. At NO time do I spend time upselling my next, newest program. (I don't HAVE one!)

Let's break it down financially ~

The program runs 6 weeks with each call lasting approximately 90 minutes, PLUS, 2 half-hour one-on-one calls with me.

That's a full 9 hours of semi-private interactive work/play PLUS, 1 full hour of private. That breaks down to $30 per hour. (I've never done this and am now thinking ~ I really need to raise my price! EXCEPT! I want to make this affordable to as many people as possible!)

Add in the time I spend preparing for each session and the time I spend after, cleaning up the notes and adding in whatever I feel can make it even more informational and the hourly to me is even less.

ALSO, my engineer takes time out of HIS life to edit the audio and post it so participants can listen to it any time they feel to for FREE (to me). (Very often we'll miss or forget something that happened that could be very relevant to one's process so, it's best to listen to the audio repeatedly).

*big sigh* Wow! O.k! I'm feeling better now.

On to what I REALLY wanted to write about today (which will most likely be uploaded tomorrow. Wait for it!)

Until then,

Yours in health,

Revvell

Bodacious Living

Updated 01-03-2010 at 01:33 PM by Revvell

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‎ All-in-All , ‎ Tap Into Your Ideal Weight

Comments

  1. monkapotapus's Avatar
    ((((Hugs))))~I think what you do is a great service to everyone & you're worth it!~monk~:)
  2. Revvell's Avatar
    Aww, thank you Monkapotapus. Now, when I raise my price, I say say it's your fault. You encouraged me.
  3. monkapotapus's Avatar
    LOL!
    I'll start ducking now....
  4. Revvell's Avatar
    Hah! Well, it may be a way to get some tomatoes for sauce. :)
  5. maddiesdaddy's Avatar
    Hi Revvell,
    Good vent! As a public employee who has been subjected to years of negative feedback about my employer, I understand how it feels to get crapped on when you give honest value for your pay. Bottom line is you did the work, you set your price. If they don't like it.....bye, bye. You don't need to defend your position, free market economics will give you the most critical feedback. If I want something bad enough I pay for it.
  6. Revvell's Avatar
    Me too!

    Oh, the complainer thinks people "should" help each other in "the community" and she's shocked that someone would charge for it. Okayyyy!.

    Quote Originally Posted by maddiesdaddy
    Hi Revvell,
    Good vent! As a public employee who has been subjected to years of negative feedback about my employer, I understand how it feels to get crapped on when you give honest value for your pay. Bottom line is you did the work, you set your price. If they don't like it.....bye, bye. You don't need to defend your position, free market economics will give you the most critical feedback. If I want something bad enough I pay for it.
  7. RawHealthyBeauty's Avatar
    Hi Revvell, I'm just glad to see a wise woman (you) as well as a raw food expert among many other things is making the knowledge and support available at a affordable cost for overall well being and health!! I believe that for those who are looking at your price should be glad and thankful that they can afford it for good results in the long run! You Go, Woman!! :)
  8. Revvell's Avatar
    Thank you my friend. It was a fun vent AND, I got to see how much I really charge per person. Never did look at it like that before. lol

    Quote Originally Posted by whoa-raw
    Hi Revvell, I'm just glad to see a wise woman (you) as well as a raw food expert among many other things is making the knowledge and support available at a affordable cost for overall well being and health!! I believe that for those who are looking at your price should be glad and thankful that they can afford it for good results in the long run! You Go, Woman!! :)
  9. Shine's Avatar
    Not only do I think your prices reasonable (currently saving for next tapping class you also give such good advice pertaining to your program for FREE on forums!! You always have little tidbits of info :) "You can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself."

    Glad you learned something by doing your vent - that's SUPER! :)
  10. Revvell's Avatar
    Thank you Shine. You get some free tapping on my UStream show if you want. I do it live yet record for later playback.

    It'll be fun having you in the class. Yayyy!

    Quote Originally Posted by Shine
    Not only do I think your prices reasonable (currently saving for next tapping class you also give such good advice pertaining to your program for FREE on forums!! You always have little tidbits of info :) "You can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself."

    Glad you learned something by doing your vent - that's SUPER! :)
  11. bumbleberry's Avatar
    This reminds me that I want to start keeping a journal. I keep re-realizing that my getting sucked back into the siren song of bad food choices (and then disappointed AGAIN when the food still doesn't do what I thought it would do for me, lol) has to do with more than the food itself.

    Sheesh, you gotta make a living! I appreciate the generosity of your wisdom and inspiration on this forum. I've been keeping a thread of exercising alive in my life, thanks to our November smoothie feast...feels great! :)
  12. Revvell's Avatar
    LMAO!! Yeah, I've been there, done that with bad food choices. So, thinking eating pizza is not going to put excess weight on me really doesn't work??? And all that cheese and bread clogs my system no matter what I think???? How can that be???


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